Transferring students were given the opportunity to meet up with different university representatives to ask questions and look into what their potential campus life may look like on Sept. 27 in the Campus Center Mall at Citrus College.
Students explored their options and received clarification on the questions they had not found the answers to. Career/transfer center director Jessica López Jiménez said she believes the transfer fair is “definitely a great way to obtain information and to do it all in one spot.”
Jiménez said she believes that a great starting point for asking the representative questions is to ask if the institution offers the majors the students are pursuing, which then connects with the requirements that are needed for admission.
Questions concerning admission are still not being asked enough. Western Governors University representative Kimberly Ellis believes so. “I think students don’t ask the question about their transfer credits they just assume that every school offers a two plus two.” The two plus two mentioned means two years in community college and two years in a university.
Nonetheless, there were booths set with pamphlets for students to take home and look over. They also contained pens and other small accessories for students to start their school pride early. Those who attended the fair were also treated to Kona Ice to cool down throughout the warm day.
University representatives were not the only ones present, as programs like EOP&S and the Honors Transfer Program were there to spread the word on how they can help students reach the institution they plan on attending.
Olivia Canales gave insight into what being a part of the Honors Transfer Program can do for students. “It’s really a gateway to transfer to UCLA, UC Berkley, University of La Verne because you are being prepared. The enrollment to the schools is a lot higher completing the honors transfer program.”
She also mentioned that students go back and say that the honors classes they enrolled in helped them prepare for what was to come in universities.
